Jan 5, 2011

Dog done

I put the last stitches in the beagle this morning right before lunch. I enjoyed stitching him. The pattern was nice as far as all the colors being in blocks without confetti stitching. And the finished design really looks life-like! (And no, I haven't washed and ironed the design yet so it's wrinkledy and hoopy.)

I do however have a complaint about the choice of symbols. Many of the symbols were similar, and the similar ones were unfortunately right next to each other in the design. I had to be very careful and check twice. All in all though, I would recommend this designer to others.

The chart is "Beagle Dog" by Orbis Pictura and I bought and downloaded it from Creative Poppy. The designer specializes in dogs and horses according to the website. I stitched this pattern on 16 count white Aida with the recommended DMC. It is for a quilt our stitching group is doing for a friend who was recently diagnosed with cancer.

About Me

Howdy! I'm a Native Texan living in Texas with my dear husband (DH) of 25+ years. We share our home with Annie, a rescued Jack Russell terrier. I'm past the half-century mark. My main hobby is cross-stitching. My other hobbies include reading, and finishing and/or staining and/or painting anything DH makes out of wood and brings into the house. I occasionally sew when needed. We live in the country in an old hunting cabin that we're renovating ourselves. We're card-carrying tightwads.